 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Small aircraft aircraft. Student is given the wrong medical paperwork when sent to an aeronautical medical examiner for his student pilot license. Instructor did not check for proper license.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 406579 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : o17 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 406579 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I am a CFI and for many weeks I have been teaching a young student to fly. When we started getting close to solo, I had the student's father take the student to get a student pilot certificate and flight physical. The father told me the certificate had been issued. The student was very nervous. In dealing with this nervousness I inadvertently neglected to sign the student's pilot certificate for solo. When we were back in the office I realized I had not signed the certificate and asked for it. At this time the student handed me a new, current second class medical, no student pilot certificate, the student had gotten the wrong paperwork from the doctor. In the future, I will inspect the student's certificate and be certain it is the correct form, also I will not let the situation distract me, I will be sure to sign the certificate before the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ACFT. STUDENT IS GIVEN THE WRONG MEDICAL PAPERWORK WHEN SENT TO AN AERO MEDICAL EXAMINER FOR HIS STUDENT PLT LICENSE. INSTRUCTOR DID NOT CHK FOR PROPER LICENSE.
Narrative: I AM A CFI AND FOR MANY WKS I HAVE BEEN TEACHING A YOUNG STUDENT TO FLY. WHEN WE STARTED GETTING CLOSE TO SOLO, I HAD THE STUDENT'S FATHER TAKE THE STUDENT TO GET A STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE AND FLT PHYSICAL. THE FATHER TOLD ME THE CERTIFICATE HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE STUDENT WAS VERY NERVOUS. IN DEALING WITH THIS NERVOUSNESS I INADVERTENTLY NEGLECTED TO SIGN THE STUDENT'S PLT CERTIFICATE FOR SOLO. WHEN WE WERE BACK IN THE OFFICE I REALIZED I HAD NOT SIGNED THE CERTIFICATE AND ASKED FOR IT. AT THIS TIME THE STUDENT HANDED ME A NEW, CURRENT SECOND CLASS MEDICAL, NO STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE, THE STUDENT HAD GOTTEN THE WRONG PAPERWORK FROM THE DOCTOR. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL INSPECT THE STUDENT'S CERTIFICATE AND BE CERTAIN IT IS THE CORRECT FORM, ALSO I WILL NOT LET THE SIT DISTRACT ME, I WILL BE SURE TO SIGN THE CERTIFICATE BEFORE THE FLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.